Things We Love About Steve Irwin

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Also gotta love some who didn't take himself that seriously...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Okp5FTKOB4

There is a bit of Steve Irwin in all of us.
I was one of those people who are extremely obsessed with venomous snakes. I even showed some bravado when I picked up a deadly copperhead by the tail. I do this because I have such a lot of pride in Australia's fauna. I cannot see the sense in why farmers have to kill Australia's unique snakes. It is usually old and old habit set by old Irish settlers in the old days settling in Australia who IMHO are a little jealous Australia has an asset their country is lacking.

BTW I will miss Steve Irwin.

Paul

I dunno how you can call poisonous snakes an asset per se, unless you mean to eat mice and rats. They are, however, unique to Australia, I'll say that, and I won't go out of my way to kill one. Instead, I'd run like hell.

He was "real", not a fake.

He was the same off camera as he was on. What you saw is how he really was.

I've heard that from folks I know who had the luck to meet him. He was also a big supporter of Australian & US troops & visited a number of bases here. I think he may have also done the USO type deal in Iraq.

I think it was great the way he guenuinly cared about the animals.

I watch one show with him that I think was on the travel channel but can't remember what it was. He and his family travelled from North Dakota down to Texas and went canoeing on the Rio Grande.

His Accent. I would say that, wouldn't I?

I liked when he said Crikey!!

He is dead?

Yes, of course!

He was killed by a stingray barb which injured him in the chest and pierced his heart.

LOL

That's not funny, it's serious!

It is truly a sad loss for us Americans, as well as the rest of the world because "The Crocodile Hunter" aired on Animal Planet here in America. The Australia Zoo has now lost its owner and operator.

So, I guess you could say three things. His death was stunning, we lost him way too early and he died doing something he loved.

Rest in peace, Steve!

LOL

HE was a nutter you new it was gonna happen.

Come now dont kid youreselves

No, you're right about that, but nobody expected it to happen so soon!

That's not very nice!